11th Regiment events at Gillingham, Kent

Following my previous post on 11th Regiment events at Chatham, Kent from 1844-1846, the other parish church close to the Brompton Barracks was Gillingham. The church registers also revealed a number of baptisms and marriages, but again no deaths could be assigned as occupation was not listed. Presumably civil registers of deaths would list occupation.

There were six baptisms identified (fifteen at Chatham), and seven marriages (two at Chatham). I am descended from the Hodge and Gutridge families, both having children baptised at Gillingham at this time. Remarkably, four of seven marriages were between members of the 11th and the daughter of another member of the regiment. I also checked the occupation of parents and found one marriage where the daughter of a member of the 11th married a member of another regiment (the 78th). The marriage of Thomas and Kiely showed both fathers were "pensioners" - these may also be ex-regimental.

I do not know what Catholic members of the regiment (which contained a large number of Irish natives) did.

11^th Regiment registrations at Gillingham

BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Gillingham in the County of Kent

When baptised	Child’s Christian name	Parent’s Christian name	Parent’s surname	Abode	Quality, Trade, Profession	By whom Ceremony performed
Jany 12th 1845, No. 1933	Richard	George & Ann	Handcock	Brompton	Private 11th Regt	I L Garden, Curate
March 9th 1845, No. 1942	Emily	William & Caroline	Gutridge	Brompton	Private 11th Regt	I L Garden, Curate
May 18th 1845, No. 1958	Mary Ann	James & Mary	Anderson	Brompton	11th Regt Band	I L Garden, Curate
May 27th 1845, No. 1962	Caroline	William & Mary Ann	Hodge	Brompton	Serjeant, 11th Regt	I ?age, Vicar
July 20th 1845, No. 1977	Elizabeth	George & Elizabeth	Dineen	Brompton	Serjeant, 11th Regt	I L Garden, Curate
Aug 24th 1845, No. 1983	Olivia	William Thomas & Jane	Stammers	Chatham	Colour Serjeant, 11th Regt	I L Garden, Curate

MARRIAGES solemnized in the Parish of Gillingham in the County of Kent

No. 258

Married September 13^th 1844

Name and surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at time of marriage	Father’s name and surname	Rank or profession of father
Jesse Froy	Full	Bachelor	Private 11th Regt	Brompton	George Froy	Gardner
Mary Mackone	Minor	Spinster	-	Brompton	Patrick Mackone	Private 11th Regt

Married in the Church according to the rites of the Established Church after banns by me I L Garden, Curate

Solemnized between Jesse Froy (signed) and Mary Mackone (her mark)

Witnessed by D Reardon and Mary MacDonald (her mark)

No. 302

Married Jany 7^th 1845

Name and surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at time of marriage	Father’s name and surname	Rank or profession of father
Henry Grew	Full	Bachelor	Corporal 11th Regt	Brompton	Joseph James Grew	Hopfactor
Martha Potts	Full	Spinster	-	Brompton	David Potts	Serjeant 11th Regt

Married in the Church according to the rites of the Established Church after banns by me I L Garden, Curate

Solemnized between Henry Grew and Martha Potts (both signed)

Witnessed by D Potts and Ann Roycroft (both signed)

No. 324

Married March 3^rd 1845

Name and surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at time of marriage	Father’s name and surname	Rank or profession of father
James Burton	Full	Bachelor	Private 11th Regt	Brompton	Thomas Burton	Mason
Agnes McMullen	Full	Spinster	-	Brompton	William McMullen	Private 11th Regt

Married in the Church according to the rites of the Established Church after banns by me I L Garden, Curate

Solemnized between Jas Burton and Agnes McMullen (both signed)

Witnessed by John Keyborne and Sarah Keyborne (both signed)

No. 327

Married March 10^th 1845

Name and surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at time of marriage	Father’s name and surname	Rank or profession of father
William Thomas	Full	Bachelor	Private 11th Regt	Brompton	Alexander Thomas	Pensioner
Joanna Kiely	Minor	Spinster	-	Brompton	Jeremiah Kiely	Pensioner

Married in the Church according to the rites of the Established Church after banns by me I L Garden, Curate

Solemnized between William Thomas and Joanna Kiely (both gave their mark)

Witnessed by Jeremiah Kiely and Bernard Boyles (both signed)

No. 367

Married July 9^th 1845

Name and surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at time of marriage	Father’s name and surname	Rank or profession of father
Thomas Samuel Jones	Full	Bachelor	Corporal 11th Regt	Brompton	Samuel Jones	Sailor
Mary Crow	Minor	Spinster	-	Brompton	Stephen Crow	Private 11th Regt

Married in the Church according to the rites of the Established Church after banns by me I L Garden, Curate

Solemnized between Thomas Samuel Jones and Mary Crow (both signed)

Witnessed by Stephen Crow (his mark) and Elizabeth Rogers (signed)

No. 371

Married July 16^th 1845

Name and surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at time of marriage	Father’s name and surname	Rank or profession of father
James Kearney	Full	Bachelor	Private 11th Regt	Brompton	Michael Kearney	Labourer
Frances Hayden	Full	Spinster	-	Brompton	William Edwd Hayden	Farmer

Married in the Church according to the rites of the Established Church after banns by me I L Garden, Curate

Solemnized between James Kearney and Frances Hayden (both gave their mark)

Witnessed by James Newman and Eliza Hayden (both gave their mark)

No. 387

Married Aug 11^th 1845

Name and surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at time of marriage	Father’s name and surname	Rank or profession of father
Samuel Atkins	Full	Bachelor	Private 78th Regt	Brompton	Robert Atkins	Labourer
Ann McCoun	Minor	Spinster	-	Brompton	Patrick McCoun	Private 11th Regt

Married in the Church according to the rites of the Established Church after banns by me I L Garden, Curate

Solemnized between Samuel Atkins (signed) and Ann McCoun (gave her mark)

Witnessed by John Lyons and Elizabeth Crow (both gave their mark)

11th Regiment events at Chatham, Kent

Gillian, a fellow descendant of the 11th Regt, contacted me as she'd been using the Medway Ancestor's digitized parish records in Kent(http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&PathList=/Z4a_Medway_Ancestors/). Elements of the 11th were stationed in barracks at Gillingham near Chatham (Kent) from 1844-1846. From here they embarked for Australia either as convict guards or on dedicated troop ships.

While most events (baptisms and marriages) were probably at the more local Gillingham parish church, a number were performed at Chatham, and these are transcribed below. Presumably many of these children proceeded to the Australian colonies. Fifteen baptisms were recorded, from Nov 1844 to Feb 1846. Two marriages were recorded - in neither case did the regimental member marry the daughter of a fellow regimental member. The burial records (if any exist for members of the 11th at Chatham) did not list occupation and so cannot be identified.

I will not attempt to generate biographies of any of these regimental members here, but would be happy to enter such information if others find something of interest on this page.

11^th Regiment registrations at Chatham

BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Chatham in the County of Kent

When baptised	Child’s Christian name	Parent’s Christian name	Parent’s surname	Abode	Quality, Trade, Profession	By whom Ceremony performed
1844 Nov 3, No. 463	Mary Ann	Joseph & Mary Ann	Dawes	Gillingham	Private 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 Jany 5, No. 567	James John	James & Catherine	Haslett	Gillingham	Corporal 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 Jany 15, No. 585	Mary Ann	James & Hannah	Adams	Gillingham	Private 11th	G I Mark, Curate
1845 Feby 19, No. 652	William	Joyce & Mary Ann	Irwun	Gillingham	Serjeant 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 Feby 21, No. 656	Robert	Howe & Sarah	McCoppin	Gillingham	Private 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 March 2, No. 673	Sarah Ann	Robert & Jane	Dillon	Gillingham	Serjeant 11th	G I Mark, Curate
1845 April 2, No. 711	Mary Ann	John & Mary	Collins	Chatham	Private 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 April 6, No. 723	Penelope	William & Mary	Smith	Chatham	Serjeant 11th	G I Mark, Curate
1845 May 16, No. 791	George	George & Eliza	Collins	Chatham	Private 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 May 18, No. 798	William	Thomas & Ann	Watson	Chatham	Private 11th	G I Mark, Curate
1845 July 6, No. 891	William James	James & Mary	Asgood	Gillingham	Private 11th Regt	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 July 6, No. 893	James Richard	James & Catherine	Marshall	Gillingham	Private 11th Regt	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 July 6, No. 894	Jane Jenkins	John & Mary	McNeill	Gillingham	Private 11th Regt	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1846 Jany 9, No. 1164	Eliza	William & Elizabeth	Calloway	Chatham	Private 11th	G I Mark, Curate
1846 Feby 22, No. 1235	Edward Maurice	Maurice & Sarah	Fitzgerald	Chatham	Serjeant 11th	G I Mark, Curate

 

MARRIAGES solemnized in the Parish of Chatham in the County of Kent

No. 19

Married June 25^th 1845

Name and surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at time of marriage	Father’s name and surname	Rank or profession of father
John Harris Rogers Hamilton	Of full age	Bachelor	Serjeant 11th	Wood Street	Daniel Charles Rogers Hamilton	Gent
Eliza Wood	Of full age	Spinster	-	Hollingbourne	Robert Wood	Farmer

Married in the Church according to the rites of the Established Church by me G I Mark, Curate

Solemnized between John H R Harrison and Eliza Wood (both signed)

Witnessed by Richard Greaves and Martha Greaves (both signed)

No. 25

Married July 7^th 1845

Name and surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at time of marriage	Father’s name and surname	Rank or profession of father
Isaac Bennett	Of full age	Bachelor	Serjeant 11th	Barracks	David Bennett	Gardner
Margaret Donohoe	Minor	Spinster	-	Middle Street	Hugh Donohoe	Linen draper

Married in the Church according to the rites of the Established Church by me G I Mark, Curate

Solemnized between J Bennett and Margt Donohoe (both signed)

Witnessed by Wm H Scott and ??? (both signed)